← Contributors Connor O’Brien Follow @Connor_P_OBrien Connor O’Brien is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, specialising in international political economy. Articles by Connor O’Brien (6) Connor O’Brien 27 Jun 2025 Australia should stop pretending to be a military hegemon With its defence spending akin to a rounding error in comparison to China and the US, Australia must find other ways to exert power. Arth Mishra, Connor O’Brien 9 Nov 2023 Private finance cannot lead the global response to climate change Misplaced faith in private sector solutions delays the redistribution of trillions from developed countries and multilateral institutions. Connor O’Brien 15 Sep 2023 Critical minerals, critical choices: Australia’s role in shaping the green revolution “Resource nationalism” only poses a threat to mining policy if the government pretends it’s not happening. Connor O’Brien 15 Aug 2023 The climate crisis demands sovereign debt justice Why should low-income countries pay the price for climate change? Connor O’Brien 16 Jun 2023 Is US industrial policy headed in the wrong direction? Washington’s geopolitical strategy threatens to entrench economic hierarchies and undermine the global green transition. Connor O’Brien 25 May 2023 Where has Australia’s foreign policy ambition gone? Labor has adopted a status quo attitude to the world, lacking a vision for reshaping global affairs.
Connor O’Brien 27 Jun 2025 Australia should stop pretending to be a military hegemon With its defence spending akin to a rounding error in comparison to China and the US, Australia must find other ways to exert power.
Arth Mishra, Connor O’Brien 9 Nov 2023 Private finance cannot lead the global response to climate change Misplaced faith in private sector solutions delays the redistribution of trillions from developed countries and multilateral institutions.
Connor O’Brien 15 Sep 2023 Critical minerals, critical choices: Australia’s role in shaping the green revolution “Resource nationalism” only poses a threat to mining policy if the government pretends it’s not happening.
Connor O’Brien 15 Aug 2023 The climate crisis demands sovereign debt justice Why should low-income countries pay the price for climate change?
Connor O’Brien 16 Jun 2023 Is US industrial policy headed in the wrong direction? Washington’s geopolitical strategy threatens to entrench economic hierarchies and undermine the global green transition.
Connor O’Brien 25 May 2023 Where has Australia’s foreign policy ambition gone? Labor has adopted a status quo attitude to the world, lacking a vision for reshaping global affairs.